July 17, 2017 #TriCitiesWx Forecast

It’s been a hot day, which is nothing new. And that’s going to stay the same in the next couple days, with the heat getting worse later this week. Welcome to the Tri-Cities Weather Blog forecast through Friday!

We officially hit 90 degrees at the airport today, and that’s going to happen for pretty much the rest of the week. There’s a small chance of a shower or thunderstorm each afternoon until we hit Thursday, and even then that might happen in the mountains. Here’s the outlook:

Tonight-Partly cloudy. Any storms left in the mountains will be dying out after dark. Low 63.

Tuesday-Mostly sunny and hot. A couple showers and storms may pop up late. High 91.

Tuesday night-Partly cloudy and muggy. Low 65.

Wednesday-Mostly sunny, maybe a shower or thunderstorm late. High 91.

Thursday-Sunny and hot. High 92.

Friday-Sunny and hot. High 95.

In all honesty, there’s at least a small chance we could see a stray shower or thunderstorm pop up each day including Thursday and Friday. The better chances of that will clearly be long the Tennessee/North Carolina border where the mountains will help air go up and cause some storms.

Other than that, expect sunny and hot conditions at least through Friday. Nothing organized is on the board to cool us off, and that might continue to be the case for a while thanks to high pressure camped over the southeast.

That’s the story for today, and I’ll have an update on the weekend forecast when the next one comes up, either tomorrow or Wednesday. Have a great Tuesday!